Medical device ads criticized on Capitol Hill

New television ads for medical devices have some medical experts concerned, as they say this can pose a more serious risk for patients than those advertising drugs. The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing recently to discuss whether restrictions on such advertising are needed.

In an extraordinary move, a group of spine specialists are publicly repudiating the research of other experts that has backed the widespread use of a Medtronic bone growth product. In a series of reports...

More than 2 million Medicare beneficiaries have failed to sign up for a program that could save them thousands of dollars a year in drug costs despite government mailings, ads and even pitches from rock and...